DEATH WRITES THE LAST EDITION
By Adeline McElfresh
THB H TORY i Jm Parker. wll
lava rdilor of taa MUrala Kf
vraaa, baa arm foaa4 itifclw t
aalh. aoctelr reporter I"t ea
lani- iiHirti writer Cleat Emh
aaV-x-aewiiapenaaa Dara Bleaa
ara elenalae4 a aatra 1a amar
rr. Tarre an tkra rlewal a
threatening-, ualirar letter that
eraa wrlttea oa Jne'a ewm type
writer, tke valre af the a waa
attarka Imn la the dark Jaea,
eraptr koaee, aaA footprlate la
tha aaow.
i a
RANDOLPH ATHEKTON
' CHAPTER VI
EVERYTHING was like "a . bad
that next morning. Finding tha
typewriter. The footprints in tha
now. None of it made sense.
She' threw back the covers and
treated herself to a luxurious
stretch while her bare feet ex
plored the floor for her fluffy pink
Uppers, then she hurried down
the hall to the shower. - -
"Hurry up, Sis. Mom says your
breakfast wont wait much long
er." Jerry Cleveland gave the door
resounding thump with his
knuckles as he passed.
Back in her room again. Pi
tricia took her new dress, a navy
blue sheer wool, from the closet.
The dress really did things for her,
or so the salesgirl had said. Maybe
it would help this morning, when
the world looked so black. She
went downstairs to breakfast, her
coat draped over her arm.
"Shades of Cleopatra! Sis, you
sure are spruced up.
Jerry looked up from the alge
bra problem he was trying to fin
ish at the last minute, along with
eating his breakfast
Pat smiled. When she didn't say
anything. Jerry went on:
"How come you never wore that
to the office before?" he asked,
mischievous imp dancing in his
eyes. "Before Dave Elson came
back to town, I mean."
"Finish your algebra, sonny
bov." Pat ordered, "or Miss Parks
will flunk you again this month.
Not that I'd blame her." - .
CLOW though it might be, Dave
Elson felt that they were mak
ing progress on the case. He told
Clem Evans so when he and the
sports writer were driving to
work, i
Clem offered him a cigaret and
took one himself. He leaned over
-while Dave held a match for him.
He took a few quick puffs, then:
"You have a hunch, Dave."
Just like that A quiet state
ment that left Dave no room for
denial. He nodded.
"What? Or may I ask?"
"Is the Atherton Construction
Company on the level, Clem?"
Evans 'started at the bluntness
of Dave's question. He slowed the
car a little, held tighter to the
wheel.
"This may be story-book stuff,
Clem, and it may not work, but
you know Randolph Atherton and
Parker never did get along. And
there have been suspicions before
that all the materials that went
Into the Atherton projects were
not the best" ,
"All of which means nothing,
Dave. Randolph Atherton has a
standing in this community. He
wouldn't throw it all overboard
and kill a man."
"Would he send flowers to
Parker's funeral and a card that
said, .He was a great man and
a true friend to all who knew
him'?" Dave flashed back. "Would
he?"
Clem was plainly stumped. Ht
concentrated on his driving for a
few seconds.
"I don't know," he finally ad
mitted. "That doesn't sound like
him."
"I'll say it doesn't Nope, Clem,
the way I figure it, he. killed
Parker to keep him from running
a story about some crookedness
or other. That's what the boss
was working on that night It
must be, or it wouldn't have dis
appeared. I think 111 snoop
around a bit." .
"Better do your snooping with
the police," Clem cautioned. "It
might be healthier, even if it isn't
so exciting."
a
rpiME flew that day. Patricia
A wrote her personal items, par
ties, club doings, and numerous
other stories with an ease that
amazed her. She had thought that
never again would she be able to
get satisfaction and happiness out
of the work that had meant so
much to her, but now Joe Parker's
training and faith stood her in
FUNNY BUSINESS
.j.1TfH'vcr....itlliif f, Jkt,trT,8rrwIV JSSS&xr-r
"JVe liqvfc to compete
eonymoHT, teas,
NIA SKVIC. INC.
food stead.
Of course, she thought a trifle
guiltily, Dave Bison's compliment
when he came into the office with
Clem had helped make her day
Joy.
"Gosh, you look scrumptious,
Pat," he had said, and Clem had
Joined in:
"He means you're beautiful this
morning, Patricia."
Pat smiled, remembering. The
paper was out and she was alone
in the news room. Clem and Dave
had gone somewhere, probably to
the cigar store across the street.
"Sorry to interrupt, Miss Cleve
land, but may I come in?"
TABLECLOTH DE LUXE
''anfiaW'""Sl
7605
by Alice Brooks
Luxury in linens a cloth that
will make your table a thing of
beauty! And your own handi
work at that! The insertion is
jiffy crochet in unbleached
string. The roses lend vivid
color to the white of the cloth.
Pattern 7605 contains a transfer
pattern of 26 motifs ranging
from 4 x S to 11 x II inches;
directions for crochet; stitches.
To obtain tha pattern send 11
cents in coin to The Herald and
News. Household Arts Dept.,
Klamath Falls. Do not send this
picture, but keep it and the num
ber for reference. Be sure to
wrap coin securely, as a loose
coin often slips out of the envel
ope. Requests for patterns
should read, "Send pattern No
: , to followed by
your name and address.
Because of the slowness of the
mails, delivery of Herald and
News Household Arts patterns
may take two weeks to reach you
after your order is mailed in.
We're sorry.
HOLD EVERYTHING!
uVrmnAm tin vnn nffr from
add Indigestion, due to over-'
- indulgence?"
with the war industries!" -
IALalirJfc?r.
i
wt mjl twice we. t. n tic, u. . mt. on
YSl farneoTin Ifer eh'atr, a bit
startled. Nobody ever asked to
enter the news room; they Just
walked in like they belonged
there.
"Oh, heUo, Mr. Atherton."
"The county commissioners
passed a resolution on Parker's
death at their meeting this after
noon. They asked me to leave a
copy of it here."
"Thank you a lot" Pat smiled,
"We'll run it tomorrow, sure,"
Atherton nodded curtly. He
started to leave.
"Mr. Atherton," Pat said, and
he turned. 'Thank you for the
lovely roses. And the card. Those
words meant a lot to all of us."
The man hesitated a moment.
Pat thought he was angry.
"My dear," he told her, "you
must be mistaken. I sent no flow
ers." (Te Be Continued)
- i'M v time-killin ssrj fi&JlrL j
, J ; ,
U.;.)'1 TAKING HO CHANCES Rd Hwnw
' i 1 -t RAL1EGH, N. C. m A
;V --t) iaSnnWtfi!!1. ( WHtM I FIND X HUNCH HE'S 1 fWo f0f? PXJNCHtfl' Jw U eOrtEONE COn-)
ti j has been on exhiblUon in the souRtOOGH I'LL I arS- CROOKtD, BUT COVOa FOR rAE di i fAEBBE 1HAT RED-
1 t' state museum for several years LEARN TH' 1RU1H W fV S PROOFS W ALASKA- k JEST AJJ EASY jiff Xtjtt- V HAiRED COWEOT
I fv I has been consigned to a junk AfXJUT 1H SOLO V A10N3 WAYorr.' SCliFS LIKE THI9A'? .a(VI1 1. . 1
, The sUll, confiscated In TO SELL TH' rT 7 iT fI W SZl
7 Northampton county, had been v DUCHESS- IV 7. '" JNSrZf J, ' ".si
" iy used In making corn whiskey. '.f I V 12 ' fJtfBEj- ."
1 -M Alcohol tax unit men heard ' - 1 OSJi TfTV'WZ JV1,'- -" A
,. ,,.,, 7 of the sale of the sUll and Just "J'&ji A ' ' UaSp3 - ' , TCUMi lfVa?-'
?S.r5"fh".1if?mw'!2 to make sure made a visit and . jfTv rtf ti t hSSmSfv CA IaV
airfield in China. eopper- LokTc- VMfV1 mrWfafV"; tll vl
THIS CURIOUS WORLD By wniiam Fergu.on 4& 1 U xSrL I PTL .rfL k 1 1 iWh '
i " -jF .jarrTr vou eAN 1 , Freckles and Hit Friends By Blotior
7 f I ri Xto H ! SPEED OF 1 fyiUStl tXO VOO MJBY TUe CASE ) I DtONT RUfcy tr! SOME60CV 1 f WOW OiO VOO HAPeM to km&w (tmh com- WrtW A8 AMO
-f : V tik fc?-1 155 MILES OF canned parsnips, smith? eusb did.' . -imrrH I RiGwrwHtse TO Loot ton rr r II ta Hf ip voo to ontie
""v- , at which -s!y l f (Sit'itisot) j??g , j;
G Wash Tubbs By Crona
w l53S-A-i , , -"TT' i t i CDtf I BAfiUID UiO Dl aVfcl& AUO tl iakl.Vl CD 1
COn. 1MI SY MfA HJIVICC MC
A frML
STARFISH
PRODUCES ABOUT
ZOO.OOO.OOC
EGGS
6-2
ANSWER:' Leningrad. Russia.
U. S. PRESIDENT
- HORIZONTAL
1 Pictured early
American
! president,
13 One
14 PreposiUo" -
15 Thrash
16 Of the thing
17 Nova Scotia
abbr.)
18 Short jacket
19 Tardy
20 About
21 Two and eight
23 Note in
Guido's scale
iridium '
41 Bachelor of
Medicine'
(abbr.) '
43 Lampreys
45 Bird
47 Doctor
(abbr.)
49 American Ex
peditionary' Force (abbr.)
51 Symbol for -
tellurium
52 Exist
53 Head part
55 1 am (contr.)
56 Fowl
57 Therefore
24 Came into
. view
28 Greek letter
27 New Latin
(abbr.)
29 South latitude
(abbr.)
30 New Guinea
seaport
31 Doctor of Sci
ence (abbr.)
32 Near
33 Is (Fr.)
35 Yes (Sp.)
37 Lord (abbr.)
38 Suffix
39 Symbol for
Answer to Prertoos Pnssle
HjEILII CO.PTiER IV I N
OO OphLEATSgL AiRLllA
RIUID H D A R TrjgRbp5
aceIn T clEta WttWSP
LEfviDO SlEfefStOiNIStA-S
Jh,e eSS UQXOPTCD SpaI
pToV;5 Mb 5 pMM'tl
iKlP OWEkF IIS.Tl- 'rVA.REl
I EWSIETTOlWATOW CF
i' r- -i i-i
r . I I jl H IS 14 I 17 18 II lio I . Ill i
31 u p VST 34 5J SP" " TJ
mM.
p n if
"r'mr u m
"I ill v 'r I r I.,.
I Out Our Way By J. R. Williams
f ( I ALWAVS DO I COULDN'T WELL, HE'S THE "
I "THE EASIEST ) REST WELL Y GRAFTER, HE'D 'Zx
PART OF A JOS M IF 1 KNEW BURN TH' SCHOOL" xf
fcv I FIRST" SUMPIN THAT fp MOU'RE TH' REFORM" if
JftvA KAAy COME UP ) LEFT THE ER, VOU'D SAVE TH' )
W5 SO I WSN'T . SI DIRTY PART ) BOOKS. AND METH' A
ym HAVE TO DO ) OF A JOB A POLITICIAN--I'D DO Vf
l V H' REST y FOR SOMe , BOTH AND GET ft t. '
I OTHER POOR I ELECTED '
I C0MMANOER1BPP1N6'5 OFFICE ) ipHMNVJ 'J I THAT NAII PtANB i BUT HOW? r '
,1 : mfm WWt
WHEggS LMERp
2 Insertions
3 Prevaricate
4 Earnest
5 Coral island
6 Monkey
7 Clever
8 Enormous
. amount
9 Badgerlike
mammals
10 Roman road
1 1 Severe trial
12 Required
22 Symbol for
sodium
25 Gill (abbr.)
58 Morlndln dye
59 Hawaiian
birds
61 Doctor of '
Theology
(abbr.)
62 Measure
63 Type of moth
64 New Testa-
ments (abbr.)
65 Symbol for
germaniun
66 His middle -
name was
67 Appeared
VERTICAL
1 Lacked -
28 We
32 Era .
33 Bitter vetch
34 Sesame
36 Annoy '
38 Cloth measure
40 Shares of
supplies
41 Biblical word
42 Befit
44 Hire
46 Distant
47 Steam shovel
48 Leased
50 Music note
52 Exclamation
54 Den
60 Compass point
' I IK. " ir j ifh 1 js&EBZXk
Boots and Her Buddies
Allep Oop
Little Orphan Annie
ORPHAN ANNIE
HWENT vou
BEEN OUT PKCIHS
WITH Kxm. NEW
FRIENM A LITTLE
LftTE, ANNIE?
W.WOWCtWrSWL SOVAETrWViS t 1 VOWMO lO W f U
f -ruwr guv6 a coppto. ALLWi- ff oor mv boy th fate JC
.( PWHT. AN' HE WERETiGET aft! OF A MXTION, -1 l
I CJ BOOM..AW THA.TD MA.VBE A NU6TJ I
OH, WE
3 WEREN'T I
PLAflN'- I
I WE HAD I
Our Boarding House
X
30B
IN A.
M.E
WE GOT A JUNIOR COMMANDO
UNIT STARTED" JUST A FEW
OF US- BUT IT'LL GROW FAST,
AS SOON AS FOLKS HERE
cetr uiuat ulr AN br'
a
1,9
r
CHESS 1 1OT TODWV. M30Rf
Y
FOUNO MN&fcLP SLd'oH-
IMG WHENEVER I PASSED
A. SOLDIER, SO X'ME GOT A
HELPING THE COOK .
PTOMMME PARLOR.'
A
DROP IN MOD NPTCH
FRtCfVoSEE A
SHOULDER OP MISSOURI
i
AAIM . '
ri'N j
JUNIOR "tXrmTTMKirT-I BUT I TMOUSHT-SUESS-kl
C0MMAN005? 1 WORK FOR J.Cft I WAR WORKERS JUST 'BOUT H
OH, tVE HEARD I EVER WHER6- I ,E0,Ei "1? J EvER'BODf B
OF THEM-BUTvl COLLECTING SCRAP, .iJSS? ( IS A WAR, H
WHAT CAN - KITCHEN FAT8. -h.VSbpm ORKER H
With Major Hoopla
N3
COOK -INE BEEN PONO-
cn.Ki Dl rH cna UJCtK
WORK (VSWSELP, BUT AREN'T
vjnit qci iTTI tkri THE
PRESTIGE OF HOOPLE MMOR
BN SLAVING IN P
r TWllGGS V40RKING
t'vOlLL TURN THE S.POT-
LIGHT ON ,
By V. T. Hamlin
By Martin
By Harold Gray